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AgentPancake
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my teacher said he will just drop from the spot he jumpe up from, not continue moving in the direction of the plane for a while. Is this the same when i drop a object i am holding out of the car window in a moving car?
The two main forces acting on a jumper are gravity and air resistance. Gravity pulls the jumper towards the ground, while air resistance slows down the jumper's fall.
Air resistance, also known as drag, increases as the speed of the jumper's fall increases. This means that the faster the jumper is falling, the more air resistance will slow them down.
At the moment of jumping out of the plane, the jumper will have a horizontal velocity that is equal to the plane's forward velocity. As they fall, the force of gravity will pull them straight down, but air resistance may cause them to move slightly in a horizontal direction.
When a parachute is deployed, it creates a large surface area that increases air resistance. This slows down the jumper's fall and allows them to land safely on the ground.
The time it takes for a jumper to reach the ground depends on several factors, including the height from which they jumped, their weight, and air resistance. On average, a jumper will reach the ground in about 10 seconds.